The GrowNYC event took residence next to Union Square’s famed Green Market, extending the spirit of sustainability from the local farmers into the southern part of the square. Speakers such as  Carter Strickland, Commissioner of NYC Department of Environmental

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Halloween is fast approaching, and the Haunted High Line is back again this year and ready for your little witches and ghouls! NYC’s favorite elevated park is inviting families and friends to visit on Saturday, October 27th for a day of scavenger hunts, costumes,

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Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer joined Arad and a myriad of local officials to cut the green ribbon and plant a ceremonial first seedling on the gorgeous new rooftop farm. Four years in the making, the roof farm was once thought of as a radical

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The Helena’s green roof.

Residents of The Helena will be able to separate their used coffee grounds and table scraps and dispose of them in a biodegradable paper bag in communal bins on each floor of the building that will collect the organic waste. The

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The undeveloped industrial part of northern Greenpoint may soon be the city’s next premier neighborhood – complete with its own Santiago Calatrava bridge! Handel Architects has designed ten luxury towers that would completely transform and enliven twenty-two

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The Jenga-like tower was met with mixed reviews from the community, who felt its 60 floors were grossly out of proportion for the Tribeca neighborhood. Now that all of the concerns have finally been addressed, the glassy tower will become a reality in about

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After fifty long years of hemming and hawing, the City Council has finally approved the SPURA redevelopment plan for the Lower East Side. Manhattan won’t be getting a new ski slope-covered mega mall, but the Seward Park Mixed-Use Development Plan will transform

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This weekend, Queens residents can help make their borough a little more green. On October 14, Build it Green!NYC and the Western Queens Compost Initiative will give away 100 trees, thanks to NYRP’s MillionTreesNYC! Community members can sign up and snag

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Straight out of Back to the Future, the MakerBot Replicator 2 is small enough to fit on a desk top, and is perfect for engineers, inventors or people who like to make things! With several set up around the shop, visitors can watch as models are printed right

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Nestled in a cozy wood-clad interior above a nondescript liquor store on Avenue B, Pouring Ribbons is not trying to be a speakeasy. In fact, its oversized reclaimed brass door boasts a prominent sign that announces the drinking room’s presence proudly. Designed

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The Riverside Clay Tennis Club has been making do (or doodoo, depending on how you want to look at it) with a set of unsavory port-o-potties, but is now looking to upgrade. Cook + Fox Architects has designed the club a new eco-friendly, off-the-grid restroom

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More than an exhibition, “Stray Light Grey” is a total environment that turns the Marlborough upside down at the whim of Freeman and Lowe’s vision. The pair collected hundreds of second hand objects to outfit the exhibition, giving each room an abandoned

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Mr.’s chaotic installation begins with a window display strewn with hanging denim, plastic bags and collected materials, welcoming visitors into the garbage-laden gallery. Upon entering, visitors are met with a giant worm-like sculpture that spans the gallery’s

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Rapper Jay-Z surprised fans and straphangers alike when he took the R train to his own concert at the new Barclays Center on Saturday. The native Brooklynite made like a local and turned to green transportation to

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Earlier this year, Mayor Bloomberg announced a massive plan to transform Willets Point, Queens into a mega complex including a mall, movie theaters, parking lots and housing. Despite the promise of hundreds of new jobs, Queens residents

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The Parsons Design Workshop students wanted to create a flexible space that could be changed up based on the amount of visitors using the recreation center.  Their solution was the lightweight Splash House. When the pool is at capacity, Splash House’s sliding

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Fans at Brooklyn’s new Barclays Center can indulge in a range of culinary delights, but thanks to Mayor Bloomberg’s new soda ban, they’ll be washing their food down with smaller (16 oz.) cups of soda. Although the actual large soda ban doesn’t take effect

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The new outpost of popular LIC eatery M. Wells opened this past week at MoMA PS 1, but not to the warm welcome it was hoping for. Instead, the restaurant has drawn the ire of many animal lovers due to one very unusual item on its menu –

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Located on Broadway in NoHo, the open and airy apartment was built with a commitment to sustainability – the philosophy behind Blesso Properties. Complete with an original mural by artist Doze Green, the kitchen and living room are flooded with natural light

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Big plans are currently in the works to turn Manhattan’s Pier 42 into a new public space, but in the mean time, the Hester Street Collaborative wants to turn the abandoned pier into a temporary pop-up park, and they need your help! On November 3rd, the

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Dubbed The New York Wheel, the ferris wheel will be 84 feet higher than the Singapore Flyer, which is currently the world’s tallest ferris wheel. The New York Wheel will have thirty-six capsules that can hold 40 passengers at a time.  Perched on Staten Island’s

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Whether you’re an architecture geek or simply a voyeur, don’t miss your chance to get a glimpse into some of the city’s most amazing private spaces during Open House New York Weekend on October 6th and 7th. During those two days, some of the NY’s most fascinating

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Upon arrival, we were greeted by the friendly Loosecubes team outside their shipping container office located just near the entrance of the Dekalb Market. Freelancers from all disciplines were already hard at work inside at the communal tables. Members can

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This week, Amtrak began testing 165 mph high speed trains for its Northeast Corridor line. Should these tests prove successful, commuting times to and from New York City could inch closer to the dream of 37 minute trips to Philadelphia and 94 minute trips

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Hundreds of Lower East Siders breathed a sigh of relief yesterday after the NYC Department of Transportation changed their minds about the proposed Greyhound YO! Bus stop next to Seward Park and decided not to approve it. The community was in an uproar last

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